The Authority said ‘Henry Rolland Park’ collected 684 votes out of a total of 1,495 votes received in the online poll held between 24 September and 27 October.

It said the other three shortlisted candidates – John Gale (548 votes), Dame Sylvia Crowe (219 votes) and John McLoughlin (44 votes) – would still be considered by the ACT Place Names Committee for other sites to commemorate their important legacies.

The new park at West Basin is expected to be open early next year.

Part of the first stage of the ACT Government’s redevelopment of West Basin, the park, and the recently constructed first 150 metres of a boardwalk, significantly improved public access to an area that was previously mostly a car park, the Authority said.

Stage two of the West Basin redevelopment would consist of 500 metres of boardwalk which will form part of a future 55 metre-wide public promenade.

The four shortlisted names for the park were selected by the ACT Place Names Committee and reflected significant contributions to the development and growth of the Canberra region.

The Authority said the poll results would be provided to the committee, which will then make a recommendation to the ACT Government about the naming of the new park.

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What do you think of the name ‘Henry Rolland Park’ for the new park at West Basin? Let us know your thoughts by commenting below.

I agree that the park should be named after Henry Rolland to recognise publicly the role he and many others played in developing our beautiful city. I wonder when Sir John Overall will be similarly recognised for the contribution the NCDC played in creating Canberra which is sadly being being ruined by a lack of his planning vision.

Should have been named waste of money park! The carpark was there for a reason, it was required for events around the lake. The very ugey and expensive concrete boardwalk has replaced what used to be a nice lakeside walk with grass and trees, no to mention you can now only access west basin from one direction. What a shambles the sooner this govt goes the better